Looking for white oak

[formariz 11,987]

1 hour ago, 953 nut said:

Sorry to say that our saw mill manager said they never get any logs larger than 12" diamiter. The larger ones go to the vernier mills.

Thanks Richard. Not easy to find something like that. Usually has to come from a private source with a bandsaw mill. That is how I got my last batch of 20” wide ash planks. I basically bought the whole tree prior to it being cut. 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,560]

Neighbor took down this white oak three weeks ago... crane took out 10-15' sections to a flatbed... wish i'd known your needs... but not milled... beautiful wood... 3' stump - probably 80+ feet high... fire wood by now...

 

[formariz 11,987]

21 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Neighbor took down this white oak three weeks ago... crane took out 10-15' sections to a flatbed... wish i'd known your needs... but not milled... beautiful wood... 3' stump - probably 80+ feet high... fire wood by now...

 

It’s a shame but that is how a lot of the large ones wind up. There was an ash here in town a few years back that had close to a 4’ stump. It succumbed to the blight. It all was firewood by the end of the day. 

[Rick3478 428]

I have a big swamp white oak in my yard that didn't leaf out this Spring.  You can have the whole thing if you cut and haul.

 

[formariz 11,987]

4 hours ago, Rick3478 said:

I have a big swamp white oak in my yard that didn't leaf out this Spring.  You can have the whole thing if you cut and haul.

 

Appreciate it but distance makes that impossible. Appreciate the offer nevertheless. 

[Rick3478 428]

16 hours ago, formariz said:

Appreciate it but distance makes that impossible. Appreciate the offer nevertheless. 

 

I totally understand, happens to me all the time.  See tractors (and other stuff) that I want, but cost of travel exceeds the value.  Sometimes do it anyway if there's a local attraction I can take in, turn it into a fun vacation and drag the wife along.

[Ed Kennell 38,178]

Cas, just talked with a friend that may have a white oak log that is big enough to cut the slabs.    If he finds one, do you still want two slabs?

[formariz 11,987]

20 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Cas, just talked with a friend that may have a white oak log that is big enough to cut the slabs.    If he finds one, do you still want two slabs?

 Definitely Ed

  @JAinVA has also been gracious to help me with a couple in the near future. Another couple slabs  would definitely be helpful. I have a place close where I can have them also kiln dried.

 

 At this point in my life I should be winding down. The opposite  however is happening. I feel compelled to dedicate myself more than ever to pass on and increase the legacy left to me , and that I leave for my children and grandchildren particularly in my craft. The yokes are a big important part of it and something basically extinct today that only a handful know anything about. My intention is to make as many as possible and to leave several in various stages of completion as a guide for future generations. 

[JAinVA 4,619]

Are you referring to oxen yokes. I ask because my dad had one hanging in his shop in Maine. My sister has it now. 

Edited May 22, 2023 by JAinVA

[formariz 11,987]

2 hours ago, JAinVA said:

Are you referring to oxen yokes. I ask because my dad had one hanging in his shop in Maine. My sister has it now. 

Yes oxen yokes. These may be a little different than the ones usually seen.

 

 

[JAinVA 4,619]

Wow!  Not a working rig by my reckoning.

[Ed Kennell 38,178]

Cas, I checked in with my friend today.    The white oak he was is only 16" wide.      He does have a lot of walnut.

 

 

I have left a message at another local guy that may have some white oak.      Will let you know what he has if he answers my message.

 

I just got a call back from the other guy.   He has one slab 2 3/8 thick x 18 x 48  that has some knots.    Is that something you could use?   If you are interested, I could go (5 mile) and get pictures.

 

Edited June 1, 2023 by Ed Kennell

[formariz 11,987]

Thank you Ed.

any of the walnut clear and wide?

[Ed Kennell 38,178]

9 minutes ago, formariz said:

Thank you Ed.

any of the walnut clear and wide?

The 2 3/4" slab in the pic is over 18" wide.   Clear, I don't know, but I could get a picture. It is on top of a stack that I just need to remove the tin.

[formariz 11,987]

11 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

The 2 3/4" slab in the pic is over 18" wide.   Clear, I don't know, but I could get a picture. It is on top of a stack that I just need to remove the tin.

I appreciate it if you can Ed. Whenever you can , don’t go out if your way.

[Ed Kennell 38,178]

1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said:

 

 

I just got a call back from the other guy.   He has one slab 2 3/8 thick x 18 x 48  that has some knots.    Is that something you could use?   If you are interested, I could go (5 mile) and get pictures.

 

I'll try to get a pic of the surface of the 2 3/4" walnut slab.

 

Are you interested in the 2 3/8" white oak slab described above at the other mill?

[SylvanLakeWH 25,560]

PM sent

[formariz 11,987]

2 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Are you interested in the 2 3/8" white oak slab described above at the other mill?

Sorry Ed I missed that one. The knots are a problem. If you happen to go that way take a photo. However don’t make a special trip. 

[Ed Kennell 38,178]

Cas, here are a couple pics of the 2 3/4" thick walnut slab I posted earlier.

 

 

 

He also has some large hickory logs.

[WHNJ701 4,165]

Look on FB marketplace, there are numerous people selling white oak slabs in western NJ.  Almost every other tree service seems to have a sawmill now